2016-17 McKENDREE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Follow the Bearcats Online: www.McKBearcats.com | Facebook.com/McKBearcats | Twitter: @McKBearcats 2016-17 Schedule/Results This Week in McK Basketball | Feb. 2-4 7-11 OVERALL | 1-9 GLVC GAME 19 | vs. Maryville SAINTS (7-16, 1-10 GLVC) LEBANON, IL | STATHAM CENTER Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. NOVEMBER Head Coach: Kevin Carroll (Berry, 2000) 5 @ SIUE (Exhibition) W 91-84 Player to Watch: Grant Sims, G, 6-3, Jr., Bloomington, Ind. / North HS 12 Robert Morris-Springfield W 97-57 13.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, .462 FG pct., .789 FT pct., 74 assists, 23 steals 15 @ Illinois (Exhibition) L 65-112 19 Crowley’s Ridge W 90-80 GAME 20 | vs. Missouri-St. Louis TRITONS (9-12, 3-8 GLVC) LEBANON, IL | STATHAM CENTER 22 Lincoln (Mo.) L 81-90 Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 | 3:30 p.m. 26 @ Trevecca Nazarene L 70-74 (OT) Head Coach: Bob Sundvold (South Dakota State, 1977) Player to Watch: Hunter Reine, F/C, 6-9, Sr., Roxana, Ill. / Southwestern Illinois CC DECEMBER 11.2 PPG, 8.3 RPG, .598 FG pct., .709 FT pct., 15 assists, 5 steals, 7 blocked shots 1 Southern Indiana* L 58-104 3 Bellarmine* L 66-95 7 Central Christian (Mo.) W 84-60 10 Trevecca Nazarene W 92-70 14 Salem International W 119-92 30 Robert Morris-Peoria W 96-74 JANUARY 5 Quincy* L 77-79 7 Truman State* L 79-95 12 @ Rockhurst* L 65-81 14 @ William Jewell* PPD 2016-17 McKendree University Roster 16 Illinois Springfield* L 89-92 19 Indianapolis* L 70-88 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Pronunciation 21 Saint Joseph’s* W 85-80 10 David Franklin G/F 6-5 215 Sr. O’Fallon, Ill./Lake Land College 26 @ Lewis* L 83-96 12 Nate Michael G 6-3 180 So. St. Joseph, Ill./St. Joseph-Ogden 28 @ Wisconsin-Parkside* L 63-90 14 Gianni Otto G 6-1 175 Jr. Remseck, Germany/Southeastern Illinois College Gee-on-ee 20 Michael Jackson G/F 6-5 200 Sr. O’Fallon, Ill./Rend Lake College FEBRUARY 22 Rob Hudson G/F 6-6 210 Jr. Schaumburg, Ill./Harper College 2 Maryville* 7:30 p.m. 4 Missouri-St. Louis* 3:30 p.m. 25 Justin Blanks G/F 6-4 190 Jr. Barberton, Ohio/Kennedy-King College 9 @ Drury* 7:45 p.m. 30 Kyle Yates G 6-2 180 Sr. Bethalto, Ill./Civic Memorial 11 @ Missouri S&T* 3 p.m. 32 Brian Koch F 6-5 200 Sr. Mt. Vernon, Ind./Mt. Vernon Coke 16 @ Bellarmine* 8 p.m. ET 34 Troy Pedtke G/F 6-3 190 R-Fr. Ashley, Ill./Nashville Pet-key 18 @ Southern Indiana* 3:15 p.m. 35 Jarad Steenbergen G 5-10 160 Fr. Trenton, Ill./Wesclin 23 @ Illinois Springfield* 7:30 p.m. 40 Feron Doss G 6-1 175 Fr. Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville East Fair-in 42 Darin Winkelman G/F 6-6 230 Sr. Steeleville, Ill./Kaskaskia College Home games in Bold 44 Nolan Gerling C 6-10 230 R-Fr. Germantown, Ill./Mater Dei Gur-ling All times CST unless otherwise noted 50 Joel Atabo C 6-9 220 Jr. Liberty, N.C./St. Patrick’s Uh-tah-bow * -- Great Lakes Valley Conference game HEAD COACH: Harry Statham (51st Season -- McKendree, 1960) Stay-them ASSISTANT COACH: Eric Echelbarger (14th Season -- McKendree, 2003) Eck-ill-bar-gur STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH: Glen Patton McKendree Media Relations Probable Starters/Key Reserves Scott Cummings PROBABLE STARTERS -- Director of Sports Information No. Name Pos. GP/GS PPG FG% 3pt. FG% FT% RPG APG BPG SPG (Men’s Basketball Contact) 10 David Franklin G/F 9/9 15.9 .458 .208 .909 8.7 3.7 0.6 0.3 Office: Melvin Price Convocation Center 12 Nate Michael G 16/16 14.4 .418 .337 .815 2.3 2.3 0.2 0.8 Phone: (618) 537-6879 20 Michael Jackson G/F 18/18 16.5 .502 .410 .634 4.6 2.1 0.1 0.6 Cell: (618) 301-8993 30 Kyle Yates G 18/18 3.0 .386 .211 .462 3.1 3.1 0.1 1.3 Fax: (618) 537-6876 42 Darin Winkelman G/F 18/10 5.9 .372 .328 .889 4.4 1.3 0.2 0.3 E-mail: [email protected] KEY RESERVES -- Mailing/Overnight Address -- No. Name Pos. GP/GS PPG FG% 3pt. FG% FT% RPG APG BPG SPG 701 College Road 22 Rob Hudson G/F 7/0 2.1 .357 .000 .833 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 Lebanon, IL 62254 25 Justin Blanks G/F 17/2 15.6 .392 .378 .872 3.9 1.4 0.1 0.8 32 Brian Koch F 15/0 2.5 .500 .500 .750 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.1 Website: http://www.mckbearcats.com 44 Nolan Gerling C 18/17 14.3 .613 .000 .681 7.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/McKBearcats 50 Joel Atabo C 16/0 1.3 .444 .000 .333 3.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 Twitter: @McKBearcats 2016-17 McKENDREE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Statham Year-By-Year Record Head Basketball Coach Harry Statham (McKendree, 1960) Year Record Pct. National Postseason Harry Statham (Stay-them), the all-time wins leaders in men’s 1966-67 13-10 .565 -- college basketball history, is in his 51st season as the men’s basket- 1967-68 20-7 .741 -- ball coach at McKendree University in 2016-17. 1968-69 21-6 .778 -- Over his 50 years at the helm of the McKendree program, Statham 1969-70 19-6 .760 -- has amassed 1,101 victories. Of all the milestone victories reached 1970-71 15-12 .556 -- by Statham during his legendary career, perhaps none is more sig- 1971-72 21-7 .750 -- nificant that the Bearcats’ 92-84 win collected at Maryville University 1972-73 23-6 .793 -- on Feb. 6, 2016. That victory was No. 1,099 in Statham’s coaching 1973-74 24-8 .750 -- 1974-75 17-9 .654 -- tenure, which pushed him past the late University of Tennessee 1975-76 17-9 .654 -- women’s coach Pat Summitt for the all-time wins record at a four- 1976-77 21-5 .808 -- year institution -- men’s or women’s. The moment garnered national 1977-78 15-11 .577 -- media attention for Coach Statham, his program and the University. 1978-79 20-11 .645 -- Just five days later, a 19-point, second-half comeback highlighted 1979-80 22-9 .710 -- a 108-105 overtime win at home against Missouri S&T on Feb. 11, 1980-81 27-7 .794 -- 2016. That triumph made Statham the first college basketball coach 1981-82 18-12 .600 -- at a four-year institution to reach 1,100 career victories. 1982-83 20-9 .690 -- Statham has coached in a record 1,581 collegiate games entering 1983-84 18-19 .486 -- the 2016-17 campaign. He surpassed the record established by for- 1984-85 22-11 .667 -- mer Mt. St. Mary’s coach Jim Phelan, who guided his teams for 1,354 1985-86 22-14 .611 -- games over a 49-year career. Statham coached in his 1,500th career 1986-87 30-5 .857 -- game at home on Feb. 21, 2013 against Kentucky Wesleyan College 1987-88 35-1 .972 NAIA Sweet 16 During his storied career at McKendree, Statham has led the Bearcats to post-season play 41 times. Statham 1988-89 17-15 .531 -- coached McKendree to all 15 of its NAIA national tournament berths, including runs of five straight appearances from 1989-90 20-14 .588 -- 1999-2004 and again from 2006-11. Statham’s teams have averaged 22 wins per season since his first season of 1990-91 23-9 .719 -- 1966-67, and have reached the 20-win mark 35 times under his tutelage. 1991-92 31-6 .838 NAIA 1st Rd. 1992-93 27-9 .750 NAIA 1st Rd. The list of awards and honors received by Statham is endless. He was selected as the 2001-02 NAIA Men’s Basket- 1993-94 26-8 .765 -- ball Coach of the Year. Statham received American Midwest Conference Coach of the Year award eight different times. 1994-95 27-6 .818 -- He is also a six-time recipient of NAIA District 20 Coach of the Year honors. Statham has been named the NAIA-Illinois 1995-96 25-9 .735 NAIA Sweet 16 Basketball Coaches Association Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year 12 times. 1996-97 28-9 .757 NAIA Elite 8 In 2005, Statham was recognized by two different national organizations for his coaching accomplishments. At 1997-98 26-8 .765 -- the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) national convention in St. Louis, Statham was honored by his 1998-99 21-11 .656 -- coaching peers as he received the organization’s Guardians of the Game Leadership Award. 1999-2000 25-8 .756 NAIA 1st Rd. Later that summer, Statham was named the winner of the Distinguished Service Award from the United States 2000-01 27-9 .750 NAIA 1st Rd. Sports Academy. The award is given annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to national or 2001-02 30-5 .857 NAIA Sweet 16 international sports through education, research or service. In the summer of 2006, the Lebanon City Council honored 2002-03 34-4 .895 NAIA Fab Four Statham by renamed a portion of Alton Street -- which runs along the eastern edge of the McKendree campus which 2003-04 24-10 .706 NAIA 1st Rd.